Wednesday, August 26, 2020

"once a clergyman, always a clergyman" [SOLI] 



We see influences of religion here and there in the Sherlock Holmes stories. From Biblical references in "The Crooked Man" to the then-mysterious religion of Mormonism, we see the world of Holmes and Watson as it occasionally intersects with these influences. 

But what about the men of the cloth we encounter? Who were they? Which stories did they appear in? And what religions did they represent? It's just a Trifle.


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Wednesday, August 19, 2020

 "in the capacity of governess" [SIGN] 


Sherlock Holmes had a number of clients who were women, and in certain cases, they were gainfully employed. In her article in The Sherlock Holmes Journal, Vol. 10, No. 2, Patsy Dalton takes us through some of these clients.

What was the status of the "working girl" at the time, and what range of professions do we see from them? How do these roles bear on their consideration in society? It's just a Trifle.


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Wednesday, August 12, 2020

"My old friend Charlie Peace was a violin virtuoso" [ILLU] 


No, Charlie Peace was not a colleague of Norman Neruda or Sarasate. He was a notorious criminal, convicted of killing a policeman and the husband of a neighbor with whom he became obsessed.

How did Sherlock Holmes know him? Were they acquainted through the world of music, or perhaps in the underground world of crime? Come with us: it's just a Trifle.


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Wednesday, August 5, 2020

“I have made a small study of tattoo marks” [REDH] 


Tattoos. A rare topic in the Sherlock Holmes story, yet they're key in helping Sherlock Holmes to discern a little more about a few individuals.

How common were tattoos in Victorian England? Where did they originate? And who in the Canon had them? It's just a Trifle.



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